Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, complement activation, and chronic liver disease.

abstract：AIM:To develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the specific detection of the C protein gene in strains of group B Streptococcus. METHODS:A single primer pair derived from the nucleotide sequence of the IgA binding beta antigen of the C protein complex permitted the specific amplification of a 592 base pair DNA f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mawn JA,Simpson AJ,Heard SR

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory cells contribute to the growth and spread of human malignancies by producing molecules that enhance tumour invasiveness. AIMS:To characterise the inflammatory infiltrate in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and to analyse its contribution to angiogenesis and its prognostic relevance. METHODS:Im...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Esposito I,Menicagli M,Funel N,Bergmann F,Boggi U,Mosca F,Bevilacqua G,Campani D

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory studies on clotrimazole showed that it had marked activity in vitro against all the Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. tested, against almost all strains of dermatophytes, and against Aspergillus spp and other fungal genera responsible for systemic mycoses; it had limited activity towards Gram-positive bact...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Holt RJ,Newman RL

更新日期：1972-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital pathology (DP) and whole-slide imaging (WSI) technology have matured substantially over the last few years and there is growing evidence from validation studies that WSI is comparable to glass slides for histopathology diagnosis, although with some limitations, which can be appropriately minimised. Whether the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cheng CL,Tan PH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare the expression of immunohistochemical variables between benign and malignant components of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) arising within neurofibroma. METHODS:Eight cases of MPNST arising within a neurofibroma, associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), were studied. The areas of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Watanabe T,Oda Y,Tamiya S,Masuda K,Tsuneyoshi M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman with peripheral vascular disease developed cytomegalovirus colitis following repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Cytomegalovirus colitis developing in an immunocompetent individual may be caused by a breach in the integrity of the mucosal lining of the colon from various causes and should alert the clinician ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： al Mahdy H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to measure free serum IgG antibodies to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis was developed. Seven strains of P aeruginosa cells, treated with glutaraldehyde and representing the most commonly isolated serotypes in our cystic fibrosis unit, were used. The ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brett MM,Ghoneim AT,Littlewood JM,Losowsky MS

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the distribution of gamma delta T-cells in the human bronchial tree; and to compare quantitatively the differences between gamma delta T-cell numbers in different parts of the airway wall in smokers and non-smokers. METHODS:Full thickness bronchial wall sections were taken from 10 whole lung specimens f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Richmond I,Pritchard GE,Ashcroft T,Corris PA,Walters EH

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoinfective strongyloidiasis is often fatal in immunosuppressed patients or in immunocomprised hosts. An interesting case of Strongyloides stercolaris hyperinfection was seen in an immunocompetent patient. This report describes a case of fatal strogyloidiasis in a 79 year old man, who had suffered gastrointestinal d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mayayo E,Gomez-Aracil V,Azua-Blanco J,Azua-Romeo J,Capilla J,Mayayo R

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral adrenalectomy produces a reduction in the alkaline phosphatase concentration in rat intestine, which is not prevented by the administration of saline, but is prevented by the administration of cortisone. The administration of A.C.T.H. to normal rats leads to a rise in intestinal alkaline phosphatase levels a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Watson WC,Murray ES,Gardner MD

更新日期：1967-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of histological diagnosis requires an index of agreement (to measure repeatability and validity) together with a method of assessing bias. Cohen's kappa statistic appears to be the most suitable tool for measuring levels of agreement, which if unsatisfactory may be caused by bias. Further study of bias is p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Silcocks PB

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) are defined by their lack of oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and epidermal growth factor receptor 2. Although heterogeneous, the majority are aggressive and treatment options are limited. Caveolin acts as tumour suppressor or promoter depending on the cancer t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yeong J,Thike AA,Ikeda M,Lim JCT,Lee B,Nakamura S,Iqbal J,Tan PH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the fate of Streptococcus pneumoniae C-polysaccharide antigen in serum in patients with S pneumoniae bacteraemia. METHOD:In vitro dissociation experiments were performed to demonstrate that C-polysaccharide was masked by ligands in normal and acute phase serum. Serum samples from 22 patients with S ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gillespie SH,Smith MD,Dickens A,Raynes JG,McAdam KP

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether antibiotics are prescribed appropriately for acute tonsillitis in an emergency department (ED). METHODS:Cross-sectional observational study in large district general hospital in London. Patients diagnosed and coded with 'acute tonsillitis' in the ED over a 3-month period in 2015. Medica...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kanji K,Saatci D,Rao GG,Khanna P,Bassett P,Williams B,Khan M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Well differentiated liposarcomas (WDLPS) and dedifferentiated liposarcomas (DDLPS) have been shown to have supernumerary chromosomes with amplified sequences of the MDM2 and CDK4 genes. MDM2 and CDK4 protein overexpression have also been identified in these tumours. AIM:To investigate whether immunohistoche...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Aleixo PB,Hartmann AA,Menezes IC,Meurer RT,Oliveira AM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A "Centrifichem" centrifugal analyser was found using a double fluorescence/bacterial tracer method to be a source of airborne and surface contamination in the laboratory. The airborne contamination was controlled by a modification incorporating a filter. Ubiquitous surface contamination generally accompanied the proc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kennedy DA,Stevens JF,Horn AN

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate cancer diagnosis is routinely made by the histopathological examination of formalin fixed needle biopsy specimens. Frequently this is the only cancer tissue available from the patient for the analysis of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. There is, therefore, an urgent need for methods that allow...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： McCarthy F,Fletcher A,Dennis N,Cummings C,O'Donnell H,Clark J,Flohr P,Vergis R,Jhavar S,Parker C,Cooper CS

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amoebicidal and amoebistatic action in vitro of 24 compounds was tested on two strains of Acanthamoeba, A. polyphaga and A. castellanii, isolated from eye infections in this country. For comparison, the Ryan strain of A. castellanii and Naegleria gruberi L-1 were also examined. Nine compounds showed sufficient act...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nagington J,Richards JE

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Glypican 3 (GPC3) is a heparan sulphate proteoglycan that shows elevated levels in the serum of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but not in healthy blood donors or patients with benign liver disease. This study explores the value of GPC3 expression for diagnosis of HCC by immunohistochemistry in liver...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wang FH,Yip YC,Zhang M,Vong HT,Chan KI,Wai KC,Wen JM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fungal infection is increasingly recognised as an important cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised patients. Little information exists on laboratory services available and the methods used by general microbiology laboratories to diagnose these important infections. AIM:To investig...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hassan IA,Critten P,Isalska B,Denning DW

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two types of lymphocyte tubular structures were studied by electron microscopy in 80 patients with classic or definite rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Fifteen patients with unequivocal systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 10 healthy persons were studied as controls. Lymphocyte tubulo-reticular structures were found in 13...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Dryll A,Cazalis P,Ryckewaert A

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The chemokine receptor CXCR7 is found on glioma cells and glioma-associated vessels and dependent upon its localisation on tumour or endothelial cells the CXCR7 receptor can mediate glioma cell invasion and tumour angiogenesis. Its expression predicts survival in several types of cancers. METHODS:We immunohistoch...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Birner P,Tchorbanov A,Natchev S,Tuettenberg J,Guentchev M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the first 166 heart and 15 heart and lung transplant recipients at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, who survived for more than one month after transplantation, 162 were investigated for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection by serological methods. Altogether, 73 (45%) developed CMV infection after transplantation: 30 (18.5%...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wreghitt TG,Hakim M,Gray JJ,Kucia S,Wallwork J,English TA

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty six lymph nodes were examined with the indirect immunoperoxidase technique for the distribution of fibronectin and laminin. Fibronectin was present in the framework of the tissue and the basal lamina of blood vessels, giving a clear outline of nodal architecture. Intracellular fibronectin was observed in cases o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Reilly JT,Nash JR,Mackie MJ,McVerry BA

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Sinusoidal dilatation and congestion (SDC) in liver biopsy may be obstructive (due to venous outflow impairment) or non-obstructive in nature. The significance of this finding in the post-liver transplant setting remains unexplored. METHODS:We herein retrospectively analysed all post-transplant liver biopsies sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bakshi N,Rastogi A,Pamecha V,Bihari C

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitric oxide synthase (NOS), particularly endothelial and inducible forms (e/i-NOS), are expressed in various cancers, including breast cancer. In mammary fibroepithelial lesions, NOS expression in stromal cells has been reported to be lower in fibroadenomas than in phyllodes tumours. AIMS:To investigate NO...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Tse GM,Wong FC,Tsang AK,Lee CS,Lui PC,Lo AW,Law BK,Scolyer RA,Karim RZ,Putti TC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SF3B1 is the largest subunit of the Spliceosome Factor 3b (SF3B) complex and part of the U2 small nuclear ribosomal protein. It functions as an important part of spliceosomal assembly, converting precursor messenger RNA (mRNA) to mRNA ready for ribosomal translation. Mutations of SF3B1 are commonly seen in myelodyspla...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Foy A,McMullin MF

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with severe megaloblastic anaemia were studied to investigate whether the causative metabolic defects might predispose them to lactic or other acidosis. One patient had compensated acidosis with hyperlactataemia before treatment but there were obvious causes other than anaemia. No other patient developed ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Franklin IM,Kernoff PB,Isherwood D,Leek J,Morgan DB

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the effect of 10 day triple treatment on H pylori eradication and associated gastritis. METHODS:Fifty patients with H pylori positive non-ulcer dyspepsia were treated for 10 days with amoxicillin, tinidazole, and bismuth salts. Histological examination of the antral mucosa was performed before (T0), s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Di Napoli A,Petrino R,Boero M,Bellis D,Chiandussi L

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histological appearances of the breast in a patient with mucoviscidosis are those of complete lobular agenesis. Ducts and ductules are well developed, and there is abundant fibrous tissue giving the breast a normal contour. The appearances are contrasted with those of gynaecomastia, and the aetiology is discussed....

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ward AM

更新日期：1972-02-01 00:00:00